Whether or not Aristaeus' province is as above we cannot confirm. But we can provide a description of how he appears. He has dark eyes and chooses to appear as a man in his 40s. He is clean-shaven, tall with shoulder-length curly hair and generally wears a long robe. Though like any other God or Goddess he can change appearance and does so (another time he appeared young with short curly hair and during the encounter literally changed form, same face but his eyes became darker and wrinkles appeared, his hair became long and white and even his tunic changed into a long robe).

"I can appear as I wish," said he laughing. "Centuries have passed and I am forgotten. I am the great God Aristaeus. Candles are lit, incense is burned and so I enter this temple, as this shows a sign of respect. I would not enter if this was not observed. I am a great God. I can be kind and gentle; I can be hard and sometimes appear cruel. Thank you for honouring me, showing your respect and love which I think is my due.

You are very privileged. You have seen many Gods and Goddesses, heard us all and been in our realms. Perhaps you do not realise how fortunate you are. Come now and see a special place."
    The following is the team-member's account:
'...I went through a blue swirling light, blue with a white milky effect that changed to mauve and milky white swirling around; then it changed to green, but always the milky white, then it turned to bright pink, then silver. I heard him speak: "There are many dimensions between you and where we dwell."

I found myself in a large room, all bright yellow. The ceilings and walls had very bright yellow paint or material covering, almost garish; but the floor was a beautiful mosaic of blue and brown and very dark red and white. There were no pictures, just this lovely pattern. Nor was there furniture in the room, only four pairs of golden upright poles, from these were strung hammocks of golden mesh. There were cushions in them and also lots of cushions strewn and heaped on the ground. "I show you my special place. You have earned the right to see it."

It's true. This was not the first encounter with Aristaeus and for several years encounters with him involved some serious tests of courage and wisdom played out in a variety of 'virtual' situations.

"We the Olympian Gods are making our presence felt. Mortals do not realise this, they are so wrapped up in themselves, their own wishes, their own greed and desires,  they are sometimes hard to get through to; but the world is slowly changing."

       Festival of Aristaeus: April 11th